At times when the Sagittarius girl strides down the street like a thoroughbred horse, you'll think she's the most graceful woman you've ever watched-until she stumbles on a crack in the sidewalk, awkwardly grabs the awning over the fruit stand to catch her balance and upsets two crates of oranges.

Sagittarius girls are acutely bored by the confine­ment of dusting and mopping.

The Sagittarius em­ployer is sincere and friendly, and it's obvious he isn't the kind of man to hold a grudge or deliberately hurt any­one.

The evolutionary goal of Sagittarius is to develop faith and a sense of life's purpose so that he is sustained by optimism and hope.

Sagittarius takes leaps of faith into exploring unknown cultures and philosophies; he goes on an educational and spiritual journey and develops an intuitive resonance with what generates faith for him.

Sagittarius likes and needs a certain physical freedom in order to do his necessary work of exploration; likewise, he must allow a freedom of thought to emerge as well, in order that his ultimate perspective, philosophy, and faith can emerge.

Sagittarius is also half-man, half-beast, said by some to have been placed in the heavens to guide the Argonauts in their travels.

Sagittarius has a variety of variables, some of which are suitable for small scopes, primarily cepheids but also one Mira-type long range variable.

Since Sagittarius sits at the very heart of the Milky Way, there are many more deep sky objects to study: planetary nebulae abound, as well as both bright and dark nebulae and of course star clusters, especially of the globular variety.

Although the true meaning of Sagittarius is Archer, this constellation is usually depicted as a combination of a horse and a man, the rear part being the horse and the front part the man. The man is always armed with a bow and an arrow.

Sagittarius could be seen on the zodiacal band to the people of the Mediterranean region; but the far south constellation of Centaurus could not have been seen well in its entirety by the people of the Mediterranean countries.

Sagittarius rules the aristocracy; the gods - the aristocracy living on Mount Olympus - were not happy with Prometheus for bringing fire to the people.

For you, Sagittarius, 2006 will prove to be an extremely illuminating one — one from which you'll benefit for many years to come.

But the fact is that those obstacles will force you to examine both existing situations and habits, some of which hamper you or which prevent you from recognising what's best in your life, the full spectrum of your potential and even opportunities.

One of your greatest gifts, as a Sagittarius, is your energy and your zest for life.

And most people will have the Sign of Sagittarius on the cusp of one (or even two) of the Houses in their natal horoscope, and thus will tend to use a "Sagittarius" strategy in dealing with the areas of life said to be "ruled" by that House which has Sagittarius on its cusp.

If you know your Ascendant (or Rising Sign)is Sagittarius, you may find this forecast even more accurate, since this simplified Solar Chart is actually created by assuming the Cusp of the First House is at zero degrees of the Sign the Sun was in at your time and place of birth.

If your Sun was in Sagittarius, then your Ascendant will likely be in Sagittarius if you were born within about one minute to 120 minutes BEFORE SUNRISE, so you and other Sagittarius people with pre-dawn births may find this forecast especially accurate.